Sun 11/28 IronCityRocks.com presents Chimaira with special guests Impending Doom, Daath, This or the Apocalypse, Hollowpoint 6:30pm All Ages There's an obscure Chinese proverb that roughly translates as "There is one thing greater than money and power: Enthusiasm." While some of the more cynical bastards in the world would dismiss that statement as some kind of hollow fortune-cookie philosophy, that lesson is something the Cleveland-based metal outfit Chimaira have taken to heart. With four records and a decade of service in the trenches behind them, the band—singer Mark Hunter, guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries, bassist Jim LaMarca, drummer Andols Herrick and keyboardist Chris Spicuzza—have created The Infection, their second release for Ferret Music and their most ambitious recording yet

Tue 12/07 The Sword with special guests Karma To Burn, Mount Carmel 7:00pm All Ages One of the foundations of the metal revival of the past ten years, Austin TX’s The Sword have released two flawless slabs of vintage heaviness on Kemado Records, toured the world with Metallica, and were one of the first bands to lock into a whole new legion of fans through Guitar Hero. This summer, the band casts its gaze to the stars for Warp Riders, their third full-length and their most ambitious effort to date.

AND UNDER THE "YEAH I KNOW IT'S NOT METAL CATAGORIE" Fri 12/31 Wu-Tang Clan Featuring Method Man, RZA, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa 9:00pm 21+ Emerging in 1993, when Dr. Dre's G-funk had overtaken the hip-hop world, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-'90s - and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out, the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs, almost as a support group. Instead of releasing one album after another, the Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion as possible - the idea was to establish the Wu-Tang as a force with their debut album and then spin off into as many side projects as possible. In the process, the members would all become individual stars as well as receive individual royalty checks.

AND UNDER THE "YEAH I KNOW IT'S NOT METAL CATAGORIE" Fri 12/31 Wu-Tang Clan Featuring Method Man, RZA, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa 9:00pm 21+ Emerging in 1993, when Dr. Dre's G-funk had overtaken the hip-hop world, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-'90s - and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out, the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs, almost as a support group. Instead of releasing one album after another, the Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion as possible - the idea was to establish the Wu-Tang as a force with their debut album and then spin off into as many side projects as possible. In the process, the members would all become individual stars as well as receive individual royalty checks.

HOLY SHIT DA HOOD BE CRAZZEEEEE NEW YEARS EVE..If tics weren't 75$ I'd go just to say been there done that.I live 2 blocks from the venue. I might pound some beers and play roveing reporter